Hourglass

need more curves; you are at least a size 8,” (Willis 62) Which means they want “long glossy hair, a good body, and a dazzling smile. But the most important is… here it comes again… the ass. A good ass.” (Willis 62) For African Americans it is more hourglass, “African American perspective that for one to be healthy, he or she must be at least well proportioned (with noticeable hips, stomach, thighs, and breasts)” (Willis 76). It is the same for Latinos and Hispanics. Not very male from these…

a. Rhode’s Approach: Systemic Long Term Change In the Beauty Bias Rhode offers her own suggestions for legal reform. Rhode’s strategies for reform include promoting equal opportunity, encouraging employee activism, and looking to jurisdictions that have enacted anti-appearance discrimination laws. Her primary plan to address trait discrimination focuses on long term goals for society. Rhode’s plan for reform is to promote equal opportunity through tolerance and activism. In order to accomplish…

Hario V60 vs Chemex Smooth, flavorful, and delicious - these are the usual adjectives used when describing a pour-over brew. No wonder why many are leaving the bulky machines to the coffee shops, and are shifting more to the pour-over brewers. And in the world of meticulous coffee aficionados and their pour-over brewers, it’s mostly Hario V60 vs Chemex right now. I have to admit, it’s a tough choice between these two. So, let me break down each one’s merits for you, and let’s look at how…

“Come on Barbie, let’s go party,” is not what the people are saying. With a new generation, new thoughts and ideas come alive. Though body image has always been on the minds of the people, the idea of what is right and wrong has seemed to change drastically. A certain doll always comes to mind when the topic of body image is brought up, she is none other than the infamous Barbie doll. With Barbie's long blonde hair, blue eyes, long legs, unrealistic slim waist, pointed feet made only for the…

In 1558, John Knox, a Scottish reformer, publicly put forth his misogynistic beliefs. He was strictly against women empowerment and firmly believed that God barred women from authority but in the same breath felt women, given their essential nature, would be incapable of following that authority and hence, would illegitimately usurp it. Similar mindset is predominant in this Jacobean play where the female characters have no authority whatsoever and even when they try to break away from these…

hagiographical title of Blume’s work is in fact a direct quote from Dior himself. Blume writes that although Balenciaga maintained a polite relationship with Dior and was present at his funeral in 1957, “he could have only hated the restricting hourglass shapes, the skirts stiffened with horsehair instead of being skillfully cut, and the idea that each season must produce a marketable different look instead of evolving from the past.” (78) If anyone was actually the target of his ire, barring…

Personal Reflection Paper A Personal Testimony of My Adolescence It is safe to say that the adolescent years were some of the most heartbreaking, complex, yet happiest years of my life. My mother married my stepfather that created a horrible home life. I did not grow unlike all of my friends: small, petite, lightweight, athletic, and short. I had many friends and boyfriends during my middle school years; my social life was one aspect of my adolescence that seemed to thrive. I was well liked…

Somniloquy, also known as sleep-talking, can vary depending on the person at rest. Sometimes it consists of mumbling, incoherent sentences—but in Tom’s case, it includes literary analysis accompanied by bleeding from his eyes (“Sleep Some”) . Tom’s parasomnia is only one example of the peculiar situations found in The Truth podcasts. Each episode is based a short story akin to The Twilight Zone: the tales are dark and suspenseful, survey unusual circumstances, and incorporate thought-provoking…

The ugly ducking a fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen was a commonly found bedtime story for children. The story of a homely little bird born in a barnyard who suffer physical and verbal abuse from those around him due to his grotesque appearance. Only till he mature into a beautiful swan, then started to be loved. A story that exhibits the weightiness of appearance in every society, even the bedtime story for children. Do physically attractive individual are more likable compared to…

Ring ring, ring ring. The phone rings in Jaxson Browler home office. He is exhausted but answers anyway. “Hello?” Jaxson answers. “Hi there,” it’s his firm partner, “I have a job for you.” “What now Thomas?” replied Jaxson Jaxson starts to doze off as Thomas begins to describe the job, but wakes up as soon as he hears about the location of the job. “What?” Jaxson responds excitedly. “Thats right,” Thomas sounds more excited than Jaxson, “And you get to ride a cruise to get there!” “Really, I’ve…